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since president obama took office, vacancies have nearly doubled. there are 101 of them. 46 deemed judicial emergencies. experts blame republicans delaying tactics, slow white house nominations and a dysfunctional senate nomination system. >>> it may not be much consolation to steelers and packer fans, but the 400 ticket holders who had to give up their super bowl seats because of installation problems will now get a free ticket to next year's game in addition to a refund triple the ticket's face value. an nfl executive admitted yesterday they knew there were seating problems a week before the game, but they ran out of time to fix the issue. out-of-luck ticket holders were forced to watch the game from monitors or from standing room only platforms. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in mississippi, nasa showed how it plans to launch into the next phase of space exploration. rocket testing for nasa's new spacecraft has begun. the tourist ii will replace the nasa shuttle and is expecting to lift off next year on
since president obama took office, vacancies have nearly doubled. there are 101 of them. 46 deemed judicial emergencies. experts blame republicans delaying tactics, slow white house nominations and a dysfunctional senate nomination system. >>> it may not be much consolation to steelers and packer fans, but the 400 ticket holders who had to give up their super bowl seats because of installation problems will now get a free ticket to next year's game in addition to a refund triple the...
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today for the first time, president obama called for the leader to step down. saying the libyan dick tator ha lost his legitimatesy. we want to begin with jonathan rugman in tripoli tonight. >> reporter: they were burying their dead today. paying the ultimate price. for protesting against moammar gadhafi's rule. thousands attended this funeral and some were overcome with grief. 68 bodies counted by one doctor here in the last few days. gadhafi we will bury you they shouted. such defiance in the capital almost unthinkable to this uprising which began only last week. just outside of tripoli, another sign of the crisis confronting libya's regime. soldiers joining protesters 30 in the town 30 miles from the capitol. these pictures can't be verified but it seems that the rebellion is now on gadhafi's doorstep. and now small groups are on converging on tripoli itself. this checkpoint, many long coats defending the city itself. when we started filming openly, the guns suddenly disappeared. instead, the militia ripped up a demonstration in support of 41 years of doll c
today for the first time, president obama called for the leader to step down. saying the libyan dick tator ha lost his legitimatesy. we want to begin with jonathan rugman in tripoli tonight. >> reporter: they were burying their dead today. paying the ultimate price. for protesting against moammar gadhafi's rule. thousands attended this funeral and some were overcome with grief. 68 bodies counted by one doctor here in the last few days. gadhafi we will bury you they shouted. such defiance...
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while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the man president obama sent days ago to speak personally with mubarak says for now the egyptian president should stay put. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i, therefore, believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. >> reporter: both wisner and the white house say he is not speaking as a u.s. official. but other experts agree and fear that siding with protest herbs and pushing mubarak to leave might force him to dig in instead. >> what matters isn't what happens in the next day or
while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the...
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in a letter to president obama yesterday the former governor of utah said he is planning to leave by the end of april. >>> a japanese volcano that roared back to life last week had its biggest explosion yet today, shooting out plumes of gas, boulders, and ash, and breaking windows five miles away. no serious injuries have been reported, but officials are recallinging more than 1,000 nearby residents to evacuate. >>> and visitors to washington's library of congress will soon be able to visit and view the first u.s. map printed in north america. created in the 1847, it's the first map made after the american revolution, the first map copyrighted and the first one to feature the american flag. >>> the dow opens at 11,891. the nasdaq rose 13. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was up 36 points, while in hong kong the hang seng climbed 35. stocks wrapped up the first month of the year on an upswing, despite worries that the & deepening crisis in egypt could undermine global oil supplies. fears the uprising could spread or disrupt deliveries in the oil-rich
in a letter to president obama yesterday the former governor of utah said he is planning to leave by the end of april. >>> a japanese volcano that roared back to life last week had its biggest explosion yet today, shooting out plumes of gas, boulders, and ash, and breaking windows five miles away. no serious injuries have been reported, but officials are recallinging more than 1,000 nearby residents to evacuate. >>> and visitors to washington's library of congress will soon be...
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your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the chopping block -- >> when we say we're going to cut spending, read my lips. we're going to cut spending. >> reporter: that provoked the senate's top democrat to accuse speaker boehner of being reckless enough to trigger a government shutdown. >> and now he's resorting to threats to do just that, without any negotiations. that is not permissible. we will not stand for that. he's wrong. >> reporter: if congress can't agree on cuts soon, the government is scheduled to run out of money to pay its bills in two weeks. but some republicans predicted a more dire fate. >> if we're not careful, the united states wil
your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the...
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president obama said today he now believes the law which blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and government lawyers will no longer defend it in court. the law does, however, remain in effect and will remain unless it's struck down. >>> chicagoans have a new mayor-elect tonight. rahm emanuel, the former white house chief of staff, former congressman, emerged from a field of six contenders to replace the legendary richard daley, racking up 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff. he faces some major challenges there, including a big budget deficit and spiraling public pension costs. >>> when we come back here tonight, a story in the news, a tragedy in fact, now has a lot of parents of athletes worried about concussions and long-term effects. >>> later, a man who owes his success to the generosity of others is making a difference in his own right. >>> funeral services will be held saturday for an nfl veteran, dave duerson of the chicago bears, a super bowl champion, who committed suicide last week, leaving behind notes and text messages to hi
president obama said today he now believes the law which blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and government lawyers will no longer defend it in court. the law does, however, remain in effect and will remain unless it's struck down. >>> chicagoans have a new mayor-elect tonight. rahm emanuel, the former white house chief of staff, former congressman, emerged from a field of six contenders to replace the legendary richard daley, racking...
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president obama says discussions have already begun in egypt for turnover of the government. and he pushed for transition period to begin right now. although he didn't go so far as to call for mubarak to step down. >>> two uc berkeley graduates accused of spying and trespa trespassing on the iraq/iran border are scheduled to go on trial tomorrow. shane bauer and sarah shourd and josh fattal were arrested. iranian authorities released shourd, seen here in september, on $500,000 bail because of a medical condition. and the attorneys representing 28-year-old bauer and fattal say they have not been able to see their clients since shourd's release. the judge has granted the attorney in a few hours to visit with both men before the trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow. human rights condemn their arrests and long wait for trial. >>> dozens of people gathered in the central valley. they rode together from patterson to modesto to remember 4-year-old juliani cardenas. >> reporter: surrounded by family, and with a picture of her son, always nearby, tabatha cardenas sat strong today. she
president obama says discussions have already begun in egypt for turnover of the government. and he pushed for transition period to begin right now. although he didn't go so far as to call for mubarak to step down. >>> two uc berkeley graduates accused of spying and trespa trespassing on the iraq/iran border are scheduled to go on trial tomorrow. shane bauer and sarah shourd and josh fattal were arrested. iranian authorities released shourd, seen here in september, on $500,000 bail...
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. >> he did it for her, president obama kicked the habit. the first lady says her husband hasn't had a cigarette in more than a year. the president says one of the deals he made with his wife for her blessing to run for president that he quit smoking for good so he is president and finally he is a nonsmoker. coming up the alameda county district attorney's office decides whether to charge the police officers who shot and killed a popular barber last year. plus, feeling cramped at work? we'll tell you what is behind the shrinking american cubicle. brent and law are will come up on the back side of this break. >> new this morning, what pg&e says about another pipe in northern california like the one that exploded in san bruno. >> and the bay area city that likes to get people talking could soon welcome tortured terror suspects. good morning. i'm marla tellez. why berkeley may become home to former git-mo detainees. coming up in
. >> he did it for her, president obama kicked the habit. the first lady says her husband hasn't had a cigarette in more than a year. the president says one of the deals he made with his wife for her blessing to run for president that he quit smoking for good so he is president and finally he is a nonsmoker. coming up the alameda county district attorney's office decides whether to charge the police officers who shot and killed a popular barber last year. plus, feeling cramped at work?...
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the associated press reports later today, the obama administration will announce the first drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children. 153 water sources in 26 states contain the chemical which is also used in fireworks and explosives. with contamination most likely caused by improper disposal at test sites, military bases and chemical plants. for more information on this and health stories check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> early today health is brought to you by the vagisil screening kit. >>> a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,4 1 after nudging up one point yesterday. the s&p shed three points. the nasdaq dipped one. a look at overseas trading in tokyo the nikkei dropped 26 points, but in hong kong the hang sang soared 426. >>> stocks traded in tight range wednesday as unrest in egypt kept investors from making any big bets. traders who braved yesterday's brutal storm mostly played it safe despite a report from adp that u.s. companies added more workers than expected
the associated press reports later today, the obama administration will announce the first drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children. 153 water sources in 26 states contain the chemical which is also used in fireworks and explosives. with contamination most likely caused by improper disposal at test sites, military bases and chemical plants. for more information on this and health stories check out the health page...
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president obama is trying to turn up the heat on hosni mubarak without fanning the flames. >> the president wants change, he wants it immediately, he wants to be meaningful and he wants it to be orderly. >> reporter: former u.s. diplomats say it's difficult it know where egypt is headed because it's not clear who is in charge. >> it's like driving a car and you've got one foot on the brake and one foot on the accelerator and they're trying to get the right feet 37. >> reporter: although the unrest unfolded fast, resolution may drag on for months. here in the states, demonstrators are still speaking out in the way most egyptians can't. >> we're simply echoing the voices back home. >> reporter: and in egypt, there are signs life is returning to normal, but plenty of reminders that change is inevitable brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> julian assange has arrived in a london courtroom to find out whether he'll be sent back to sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct. assange has denied charges brought by two former volunteers. during the two day hearing, his defense team will launch an
president obama is trying to turn up the heat on hosni mubarak without fanning the flames. >> the president wants change, he wants it immediately, he wants to be meaningful and he wants it to be orderly. >> reporter: former u.s. diplomats say it's difficult it know where egypt is headed because it's not clear who is in charge. >> it's like driving a car and you've got one foot on the brake and one foot on the accelerator and they're trying to get the right feet 37. >>...
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. >>> for the first time in more than a week, president obama took reporters' questions about egypt today, but no matter the question, the president was clearly being careful still about what he said and how he said it, as the administration has been all week. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, was there and is with us from there tonight. savannah, you can see the frustration growing and you can see the words changing day by day. >> reporter: and the intensity with which those words are spoken. this is an administration also working feverishly behind the scenes, telephone diplomacy happening at all levels of the government. the secretary of state hillary clinton called the egyptian foreign minister and tried to reach the prime minister as she flew to munich. >>> what's clear tonight is the u.s. wants a caretaker transitional government backed by the military until free and fair elections can be held. there are various proposals out there about who could lead such a government, including the vice president, omar suleiman, the backing of the military is key here. what's also c
. >>> for the first time in more than a week, president obama took reporters' questions about egypt today, but no matter the question, the president was clearly being careful still about what he said and how he said it, as the administration has been all week. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, was there and is with us from there tonight. savannah, you can see the frustration growing and you can see the words changing day by day. >> reporter: and the intensity with...
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. >> the state of the union, president obama vowed to reconnect with big business and challenged large companies to provide assistance to smaller companies. today, silicone valley companies are acting on the president's request. hewlett-packa hewlett-packard, pledged $4 million to what the president calls start up america. a way to help startups hire new workers. hp joining google, ibm and facebook helping to bid the start up america fund. >> okay. are you ready for football? a big week for the green bay packers and pittsburgh steelers and their fans. at sunday's super bowl draws closer, a big week for retalers. selling the big screen tv's or you hope it is. if you are one of the people planning to watch the game on a brand new set. mark barger has buying tips for you. >> if you skipped the kris buyibuy ibuy -- christmas buying season, but want to buy a big screen, you are in luck. tvguru, david ketzmeier says, like car deers, retailers and set makers are looking to clear out. >> desperation time for manufacturers. >> according to survey lie be rail, advertising association, 4.5 millio
. >> the state of the union, president obama vowed to reconnect with big business and challenged large companies to provide assistance to smaller companies. today, silicone valley companies are acting on the president's request. hewlett-packa hewlett-packard, pledged $4 million to what the president calls start up america. a way to help startups hire new workers. hp joining google, ibm and facebook helping to bid the start up america fund. >> okay. are you ready for football? a big...
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president obama spoke to mubarak for 30 minutes this afternoon, calling on a transition to be orderly, peaceful and to begin immediately. the president also wanted the egyptian people to know that the u.s. is listening to their cries for democracy. >> the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear. we hear your voices. i have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny and seize the promise of a better future for your children and your grandchildren. >> the president went on to tell the people of egypt that the u.s. is ready to assist them in any way it can to transition them to a new leader. the state department is also recommending that americans avoid traveling to egypt and that u.s. tourists there have been told to leave as soon as they can successfully get out with american aid as well. >> and that leads us to nbc's jodi hernandez who is live at unc berkeley who is there with american tourists. are they okay? >> they are okay. it was a trip that was planned for months. cal grads flew into cairo last month for what was supposed to
president obama spoke to mubarak for 30 minutes this afternoon, calling on a transition to be orderly, peaceful and to begin immediately. the president also wanted the egyptian people to know that the u.s. is listening to their cries for democracy. >> the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear. we hear your voices. i have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny and seize the promise of a better future for your children and your...
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to update what the obama administration is saying. >> reporter: things are getting worse. let's look at some of those live pictures, certainly disturbing. on the streets of cairo, lots of violent clashes there just in the last few hours between anti-government protesters and those who support president hosni mubarak. the anti-government protesters say they will not leave until he quits. he said he won't run for re-election but plans to stay until september. president obama t the white house, urged him to oversee an orderly transition of power, the pictures we're seeing now coming out of egypt are anything but. the big concern at this point is getting the rest of the americans who want to leave out of there. several thousand have been shuttled out. the state department says they know of at least 1,000 more. they'll continue the charter flights but the big challenge is getting the americans to the airport. some say demonstrators helped them get to the airport but they are dealing with curfews, with blocked roads and difficult situations trying to get there and of course the
to update what the obama administration is saying. >> reporter: things are getting worse. let's look at some of those live pictures, certainly disturbing. on the streets of cairo, lots of violent clashes there just in the last few hours between anti-government protesters and those who support president hosni mubarak. the anti-government protesters say they will not leave until he quits. he said he won't run for re-election but plans to stay until september. president obama t the white...
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he's on the cover of time s magazine alongside president obama, sarah palin spoke about him at a dinner this weekend. why do you think he's so popular in the political circles today?t >> well, certainly among republicans he is an icon and nf republicans are trying to seize on that legacy, republicans who are hoping to run for presidentb in ama,2012. a but even among the broader t electorate, he had the ability n to lead thed i nation in tough s times and a generation of portat spirit. although he was able to compromp compromise, and i witnessed thia many times, to try to forge importantto compromises on poli issues. he workedan across party lines t he was true to his s conservatives, true to his beliefs, but even now, democratf see him c asur an authentic fig> and not someone you who turned twisted with every popular wavec of current opinion.ro >> you talk about him being so good withif compromise. he did cross the aisle when it came to partisan politics oftentimes.>> repor what do you think he would say if he were alive today about the state of affairs be. in washington kn today? >> he
he's on the cover of time s magazine alongside president obama, sarah palin spoke about him at a dinner this weekend. why do you think he's so popular in the political circles today?t >> well, certainly among republicans he is an icon and nf republicans are trying to seize on that legacy, republicans who are hoping to run for presidentb in ama,2012. a but even among the broader t electorate, he had the ability n to lead thed i nation in tough s times and a generation of portat spirit....
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intel and hp have given time and expense. >> we are excited about what president obama said during the state of the union. all of us here in sill cohn valley gave a what ray because we are passionate about the economy like everyone else. >> one of the things is the access to expertise companies will get. a lot of experts in these big companies can held start up the new effort to match those people up. >> interesting. thank you very much, scott. >>> 5:53 right now. fans may love to hate tiger woods and michael vick, but there's one man they hate more than them all. raiders' owner al davis. from oakland to los angeles and back to oakland, he's moved the raiders up and down the west coast making enemies along the way. the firing of tom cable, the coach to bring them the best record in a while, hasn't made davis any new fans. according to the latest survey, 68% of the public gave davis the thumbs-down. after davis is michael vick, cowboys' owner jerry jones, golfer tiger woods and tampa bay devil ray manny ramirez. >>> get those raiders to the super bowl and i'm not going to be mad at you,
intel and hp have given time and expense. >> we are excited about what president obama said during the state of the union. all of us here in sill cohn valley gave a what ray because we are passionate about the economy like everyone else. >> one of the things is the access to expertise companies will get. a lot of experts in these big companies can held start up the new effort to match those people up. >> interesting. thank you very much, scott. >>> 5:53 right now....
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. >>> the obama administration appears to be taking a harder line with president mubarak. deciding he must be replaced now. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> what kind of pressure is the white house and the united states government putting on mubarak behind the scenes? >> a lot of pressure. president obama himself in prooifal suggestions but president mubarak has resisted that pressure. that he step down now. senior officials say the administration is -- to be replaced by a coalition government until elections can be held. officials said there were a number of possible scenarios. a number of conversations with the egyptians. they are talks, not negotiation. the preferred way is negotiation. including the banned muslim brotherhood. vice president biden did talk to suleiman and now as richard engel pointed out speshgtsed former foreign minister as the head of the arab league secretary general showing up at tahrir square could play a major role. i talked to a top official that s
. >>> the obama administration appears to be taking a harder line with president mubarak. deciding he must be replaced now. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> what kind of pressure is the white house and the united states government putting on mubarak behind the scenes? >> a lot of pressure. president obama himself in prooifal suggestions but president mubarak has...
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obama sat down sunday with a frequent critic. bill o'reilly, the subject quickly turned to egypt and the future of hosni mubarak. >> only he knows what he will do. here is what we know. egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. >> reporter: he has come close in recent days. >> orderly transition must be meaningful. >> reporter: mr. obama would not openly call for mubarak to step down before the september election. >> what we can do, bill, is we can say that the time is now for you to start making a change in that country. >> reporter: while conceding there are an thank you u.s. elements within the muslim brotherhood, the president was eager to play down their influence over egypt's future. >> i think that the muslim brotherhood is one faction in egypt. they don't have majority support in egypt. >> reporter: later in the interview took a different turn. >> does it disturb you so many people hate you? >> reporter: mr. obama was asked how he felt about his harshest critic. >> the folks that hate
obama sat down sunday with a frequent critic. bill o'reilly, the subject quickly turned to egypt and the future of hosni mubarak. >> only he knows what he will do. here is what we know. egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. >> reporter: he has come close in recent days. >> orderly transition must be meaningful. >> reporter: mr. obama would not openly call for mubarak to step down before the september election. >> what we...
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. >>> president obama says he wants mubarak to make the right decision, but he's not calling for his immediate resignation. for more, we're joined by jamie rubin, former assistant secretary of state under madeline albright. we're happy you're with us this morning. we've heard the president it talk about speeding up the transition. a lot of it sounds like diplomatic code words. is the president without saying it trying to nudge him to leave now? >> yes r, i think president oba has einvolved his position over the last ten days and now it's very clear after yesterday's huge outpouring of support for the pro democracy movement that the regime's effort to use the tricks of the trade, to use vie lepsz, to use crack downs on the media and any number of other methods failed. and so i think yesterday was the final turning point. it's now clear that president mubarak has to go. president obama and his officials behind the scenes working i'm sure through multiple channel, diplomatic channels, perhaps intelligence channels, are trying to develop as he said an orderly transition. and that's compl
. >>> president obama says he wants mubarak to make the right decision, but he's not calling for his immediate resignation. for more, we're joined by jamie rubin, former assistant secretary of state under madeline albright. we're happy you're with us this morning. we've heard the president it talk about speeding up the transition. a lot of it sounds like diplomatic code words. is the president without saying it trying to nudge him to leave now? >> yes r, i think president oba has...
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and richard, the obama administration is using dialogue -- urging dialogue. but is there a sense that u.s. pressure is diminishing on the mubarak administration? >> reporter: good morning, ann. there certainly is. the obama administration is backing those calls for more reform, but is not calling for immediate regime change here, and is refusing to endorse the protesters' demands that president mubarak step down. life is returning to cairo, as egypt is now looking for a way out of this crisis. the new vice president, omar suleiman today announced he has a schedule and a road map for a peaceful transition from mubarak's regime to more elections next fall. but the protesters say promises aren't enough. they don't trust that mubarak will carry out any democratic reforms. they are still camped out in cairo's tahrir square . for weeks, this movement has been without a leader. but the demonstrators are trying to form a committee to represent them. and they have been inspired by the release yesterday of a blogger and google executive named hanim after 12 days of det
and richard, the obama administration is using dialogue -- urging dialogue. but is there a sense that u.s. pressure is diminishing on the mubarak administration? >> reporter: good morning, ann. there certainly is. the obama administration is backing those calls for more reform, but is not calling for immediate regime change here, and is refusing to endorse the protesters' demands that president mubarak step down. life is returning to cairo, as egypt is now looking for a way out of this...
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>> sajari brit, a 9-year-old cellist who played for the first lady and president obama. >> michelle obama is on there, too. >> michelle obama because of what she's doing with the let's move campaign and obesitobesity. we have a grammy award winning song-writer and producer, a producer for your friend, kanye west. >> and the list goes on and on. >> we're going to leave tha righe. er we'll leave that alone. thank you so much. >>> good morning it is 8:56. in san francisco, the bomb squad has been investigating four grenades found inside a garage. investigators there on the scene just before 7:30 this morning. you can see the robots that they are using to do that work. nobody has been hurt. it sounds like maybe this is not going to be something that is going to be a threat to people that live there. they are watching that. if we get information we will bring it to you as it becomes available. however, we know that this is impacting the commute in the area. and we have what you can do to avoid the congestion here. >> it runs alongside 101. even though 101 and 280 show up on the map, it is very
>> sajari brit, a 9-year-old cellist who played for the first lady and president obama. >> michelle obama is on there, too. >> michelle obama because of what she's doing with the let's move campaign and obesitobesity. we have a grammy award winning song-writer and producer, a producer for your friend, kanye west. >> and the list goes on and on. >> we're going to leave tha righe. er we'll leave that alone. thank you so much. >>> good morning it is 8:56. in...
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so what is president obama doing? yesterday he did interviews, and the home media markets of three leading house republicans, john boehner in cincinnati, eric canter in richmond, and paul ryan, the budget chief in milwaukee. here's what the president said to our affiliate in milwaukee, wtmj, about his relationship with paul ryan. >> as to hearing those ideas of congressman ryan's, he hasn't been too specific so far in terms of exactly what he'd like to see done. >> reporter: the expectation, though, is that house bill will probably die in the senate, probably never get to the president's desk. meanwhile, he heads to the west coast for an overnight trip. tonight he has a private meeting with technology leaders including mark zuckerberg. >> thanks for staying on top of this. >>> an overnight tour boat in vietnam sank this morning killing 12 people, including two americans. tourists were mostly asleep when the boat went down. >>> about 26 children are injured by cribs every day according to a new study in the journal "pe
so what is president obama doing? yesterday he did interviews, and the home media markets of three leading house republicans, john boehner in cincinnati, eric canter in richmond, and paul ryan, the budget chief in milwaukee. here's what the president said to our affiliate in milwaukee, wtmj, about his relationship with paul ryan. >> as to hearing those ideas of congressman ryan's, he hasn't been too specific so far in terms of exactly what he'd like to see done. >> reporter: the...
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is president obama -- mubarak safe right now? is he safe within the presidential palace? >> i think he is safe, yes, do i. he has strong ties to the military. he came out of the military. the military da-- in your repor would not permit him to be -- >> that would be for us and egypt and the region. >> mr. baker, always nice to see you. thanks four time this morning. it is 18 minutes after the hour. let's get a check of the rest of the morning's news stories. >>> good morning. in the news we begin with a positive sign for the economic recovery in the united states. the dow closed above the milestone 12,000 mark on tuesday for the first time in 2 1/2 years and posted the best january since 1997. for more on this we go now to cnbc's trish regan at new york stock exchange. what does this indicate for the economy? >> good morning p certain lay positive sign. the reason for that is that investors are always trying to anticipate what the economy will look like six to nine months before they are there. investors want to be ahead of the curve. when you see this bullish sentiment i
is president obama -- mubarak safe right now? is he safe within the presidential palace? >> i think he is safe, yes, do i. he has strong ties to the military. he came out of the military. the military da-- in your repor would not permit him to be -- >> that would be for us and egypt and the region. >> mr. baker, always nice to see you. thanks four time this morning. it is 18 minutes after the hour. let's get a check of the rest of the morning's news stories. >>> good...
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was a great dress from alexander mcqueen from the same collection as the controversial dress michelle obama wore to the chinese state dinner she was criticized for. it's hand-painted and a rare case where someone wears a print because they don't often photograph well. a lot of the shows on the cable networks she got slammed but frankly they got it wrong. she killed. >> please. she could wear anything. let's be honest. >> it helps to be pretty. >> a little bit. let's go to the 14-year-old actress from "true grit." why do you like her style? >> usually i don't pay attention to a 13-year-old on a red carpet but at the risk of sounding pervy, whoever is helping her get dressed whether she's wearing prada, the choices are smart. she manages to look sophisticated without looking like she's wearing mom's clothes. it's a youthful energy about her. everyone in hollywood is excited about her. she has great presence, but on the red carpet, somehow she looks right and still young. t's hard to pull that off. >> let's go to the bafta awards. you liked gemma's black velvet valentino gown. >> no, it's ysl.
was a great dress from alexander mcqueen from the same collection as the controversial dress michelle obama wore to the chinese state dinner she was criticized for. it's hand-painted and a rare case where someone wears a print because they don't often photograph well. a lot of the shows on the cable networks she got slammed but frankly they got it wrong. she killed. >> please. she could wear anything. let's be honest. >> it helps to be pretty. >> a little bit. let's go to the...